Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions  -  January 12, 2022

Novelis to Build Recycling Center to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Novelis Inc. announced it will invest $365 million to build a recycling center for automotive in North America to reduce the company's carbon emissions by more than one million tons each year. 

The new recycling facility will be built adjacent to Novelis' existing automotive finishing plant in Guthrie, Kentucky and will have an annual casting capacity of 240 kt of sheet ingot.

The center will enable Novelis, an aluminum rolling and recycling company, to grow its closed-loop-recycling programs with more automotive customers in North America. Through closed-loop recycling, the company takes back the aluminum remaining after automotive parts are stamped from sheets and remakes it into the same product for new vehicle production. 

The center will also have the capability to process aluminum from vehicles at the end of their lifecycle. Using recycled aluminum as input material requires only 5% of the energy used to make primary aluminum, thus avoiding 95% of the carbon emissions associated with production.  

"Novelis aims to be the world's leading provider of low-carbon, sustainable aluminum solutions that advance our business, industry and society toward the benefits of a circular economy," said Steve Fisher, President and CEO of Novelis, Inc. in a statement. "Through this investment, we will continue to increase the amount of recycled content in our products, reducing our CO2 emissions and moving us closer to carbon neutrality."  

The new recycling center will be equipped with industry-leading processes and capabilities, including advanced shredding and sorting technology, as well as energy-efficient innovations to support the company's sustainability goal to reduce energy intensity by 10% by 2026. 

Groundbreaking is scheduled for early 2022, with commissioning expected in 2024.  

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